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Where does “bȳmian” come from?

bȳmian (Old English) comes from Old English bȳme, from Proto-Germanic baumijǭ — wooden instrument; trumpet.

bȳmian (Old English): to blow a trumpet, trumpet forth

Definitions

  1. to blow a trumpet, trumpet forth

Ancestry of “bȳmian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbȳmetrumpet
2Proto-Germanicbaumijǭwooden instrument; trumpet

Words derived from “bȳmian”

  • bemen
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